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Young Women Flashcards

1
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How much control did the Kyrios have over his daughters?

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Full control until marriage

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2
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Athens had no…

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State education system

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3
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Young Athenian girls would usually be educated…

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at home by their mothers

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4
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Athenian girls would be taught to…(4):

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  • Spin wool
  • manage house hold finances
  • weave
  • cook
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5
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Why were dowries important in Athens?(2):

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  • Incentive for men not to leave the marriage

- To support the new family

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6
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Who were roman women under the control of?

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The paterfamilias

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7
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During the roman naming ceremonies the family would…[3]:

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  • Make offerings
  • Have a party for family and friends
  • Give the child gifts and a Bulla
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8
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What is a Bulla used for?

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To ward off evil spirits

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9
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When would the child give up the Bulla?

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When the child entered adulthood

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10
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Romans girls would be taught…(3):

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  • Reading
  • Writing
  • Arithmetic
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11
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What were Roman teachers called?

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Literators

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12
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What was odd about the spartan militaristic system?

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  • It was heavily reliant on women
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Spartan girls engaged in physical training so that they could…

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  • Withstand childbirth
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14
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Who is Lycourgos?

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A legendary law maker that established spartan way of life

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15
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The first female winner of the Olympic games was…

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A spartan named Cynisca

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16
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Differences to Athenian and Spartan women(4):

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  • Spartans were not only baby makers
  • Spartans could buy land
  • Spartans could talk politics
  • Spartans could chose who they wanted to marry
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17
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Why was Cynisca famous? (2):

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  • She was a spartan legend

- She owned a champion chariot team

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18
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Spartan society was the only Greek society that…

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provided an education system for girls

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19
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What was a Spartan woman’s most important role?

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To produce healthy sons to be good warriors

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20
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Spartan women did not do…(3):

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  • House work
  • Spinning
  • Weaving
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21
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An essential role for a Spartan woman was to… [2]:

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  • Install Spartan values on their children

- Send her child of to the Agoge at the age of 7

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22
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How were Spartan women portrayed?(3):

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  • Athletic
  • Opinionated
  • Bossy
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23
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Why do Spartan women not need to weave?

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Women had to focus on physical strength to birth a healthy child

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24
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How did Lycourgos encourage healthy children?

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He made it so that men could not choose a woman at any time they had to wait until the woman was more mature

25
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Spartan women were free to..

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Leave the house unescorted

26
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Restrictions Spartan women had to bear[2]:

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  • They had to send their sons away to the agoge

- If their husbands asked them to have sex with another man they had to do it

27
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Spartan women used to say…

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‘Son, either with your shield or on it”

28
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What was said to be the greatest glory an Athenian kyria could achieve?

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avoiding criticism

29
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The most important duty of an Athenian Kyria was…

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producing a male son

30
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What were unmarried girls referred as in Athens?

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Parthenos

31
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The Kyria would not be allowed to leave the house without…

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a male escort

32
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A kyria had to…[3]:

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  • Manage the house hold slaves
  • train the new slaves
  • Oversee production of textiles
33
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What is a Gyne?

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A kyria who has had a child and has been wed

34
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Why was it important that the Kyria produced male heirs?

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So that the heir can carry the name of the house hold

35
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Wives in Athens were expected to be…

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absolutely faithful to their husbands

36
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Athenian female domestic slaves(5):

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  • Prostitutes or domestic slaves
  • They were allowed to go out in public to run errands for the Kyria
  • They would answer the doors
  • Look after children
  • Collect water
37
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The Spartans believed that…

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the slaves should do the domestic tasks

38
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Spartan women were responsible for managing…

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the family’s kleros(farm)

39
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Once a Roman girl is married she is called a…

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Matrona

40
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What would a roman woman be called if she married the paterfamilias?

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A Materfamilias

41
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Materfamilias had authority over(3);

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  • Slaves
  • Children
  • Dependent unmarried women of the household
42
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Matronas in poor families would…(4):

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  • Cook
  • Clean
  • spinning and weaving
  • look after children
43
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A Matrona in a wealthy family would…(3):

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  • oversee the slaves
  • read books
  • keep up with politics
44
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How did Female domestic slaves help to ensure the smooth running of an Athenian household?

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By helping the kyria

45
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The quality of life of a female slave depended on…

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The temperament of their masters

46
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Spartan Marriage match making customs(4):

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  • Young men and women would have plenty of opportunities to interact
  • There was no dowry
  • Main purpose was to produce children
  • Spartan girls married later than in Athens
47
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Athenian marriage customs(4):

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  • They were arranged by the kyrios as soon as the bride reached puberty
  • Marriages were handled like business deals
  • They would swear a solemn oath in front of witnesses
  • Relationships must be beneficial for both families
48
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Athenian wedding ceremony day one(2):

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  • Day one would be a feast between the bride and her female friends
  • Bride would make sacrifices to Artemis; a lock of hair and childhood toys
49
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How long are Athenian weddings?

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3 days

50
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Athenian wedding ceremony day two(5):

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  • Ritual bath for bride
  • After she would dress in the fines clothes and jewellery
  • Kyrios would host a wedding feast
  • After there is a torch light procession
  • Bride is dragged away from her mother by groom
51
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Athenian wedding ceremony day three(3):

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  • Bride’s female attendants will be outside the room
  • Singing of wedding songs
  • Gifts given
52
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Greek and Roman marriages were rarely…

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based on love

53
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What were the purposes of roman marriages?(3):

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  • Solidifying businesses
  • Improving the social standing
  • Financial gain due to dowrys
54
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Roman Cum Manu weddings(2):

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  • The woman could inherit property from her husband

- She would be adopted into the husband’s family

55
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Roman Sine Manu weddings(4):

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  • More common
  • Women would inherit from their blood family
  • Money would stay in immediate family
  • Do not require a dowry
56
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Children in Cum Manu marriages:

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Belong to the same family as their mother and father

57
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Children in Sine Manu marriages:

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Belong to only the father’s family

58
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Why were Athenian adultery laws so severe?

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So the legitimacy of the heir could not be questioned

59
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From the moment both roman families agree on the dowry…

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The couple is considered married

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